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| 01-08-2013, 02:36 PM | #45 | |
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Got to check the exact price, but from recollection, for the price of one set of N54 mids you can buy 4 or 5 sets of N55 mids. The reason: secondary cats ain't cheap. Don't castrate those dangly bits. Save yourself the hassle, install N55 mids (moreover it's an OEM BMW part) and keep the stock N54 mids for future re-installation purposes (you might be required to re-install N54 mids on resale day - buying those will hurt your wallet). N55 mids are also cheaper than Maddad mids.
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| 01-08-2013, 02:44 PM | #46 | |
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 ... I have to look in to the price on the N55 Mids; I made a premature statement based on the idea that everything BMW sells is expensive as hell. I'm getting ready to put Cat-less DP's on, and I'm currently rocking the Berk Race axle back (which I hate); so I'm thinking about doing a custom MP or the N55 mid if the price is reasonable. |
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| 01-08-2013, 02:47 PM | #47 | |
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The 1M mid pipe with secondary cats is over 2,100 euros!
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| 01-08-2013, 03:06 PM | #48 | |
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 for a stock exhaust... WTF! At that rate I'll have to start selling blood to break 400WHP! lol jkjk |
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| 01-08-2013, 03:09 PM | #49 | |
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 Yea... buy some N55 mid pipes. 
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| 01-08-2013, 03:21 PM | #50 | |
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| 01-08-2013, 04:11 PM | #51 | |
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http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=651547 http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=662265 http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=709182 http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=677414 N55 (no secondary cats) = BMW part # 18307599743 For the OEM bolts and gaskets part #, see these earlier posts of Dackel: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...02&postcount=8 http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...1&postcount=16 Call around for the N55 midpipes because some sellers over-charge. Normal price is sub $400. N55 (left) versus N54 midpipes (right): If you also change downpipes, the ECU will throw codes at you (detecting the absence of primary cats) which you need to deal with (no such thing if you only change mids) + might result into undesirable results (too loud, too smelly, trouble with authorities and neighbors). See for example: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=787223
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| 01-08-2013, 04:53 PM | #53 |
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original 1M mid pipe dummy resonator...
I think I found a pic(s) of the factory 1M mid pipe resonator cut open. Like my German buddy told me... he sold his OE 1M mid pipe to a guy wanting a louder exhaust... so he cut open the resonator and was going to make a "straight pipe". But to his surprise... THAT is exactly what BMW had already done! So now we know why the stock exhaust drones a little bit!
Here are the pics I found on the web...
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| 01-08-2013, 05:04 PM | #54 | |
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That's a one hairy resonator Dack! What was BMW thinking, Hobbit?
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| 01-08-2013, 06:36 PM | #55 | ||
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Actually, matches well with the "BMW Performance VO Steering Wheel Winter Cover". 
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| 01-09-2013, 10:45 PM | #56 | |
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| 01-10-2013, 12:46 AM | #57 | |
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Have we confirmed if either the non-M N54 midpipes or the N55 midpipes have similar resonator construction?
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| 01-10-2013, 07:39 AM | #58 | |
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IF anyone wants to cut up their stock n54 resonator... I would love to see whats inside the can/box! Here is a pic of my N55 mid pipe...
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| 01-10-2013, 11:02 AM | #59 |
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I will once I get a hold of a N55 Mid-Pipe... Does anyone have a N55 mp laying around?
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| 01-10-2013, 02:07 PM | #60 | |
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Great work as always, Dack!
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